Francesco De Gregori — Un guanto song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Un guanto" by Francesco De Gregori.

Lyrics

Un guanto precipitІ da una mano desiderata
a toccare il pavimento del mondo in una pista affollata.
Un gentiluomo, un infedele lo segu¬ con lo sguardo.
E stava quasi per raggiungerlo, ma gi troppo in ritardo,
e stava quasi per raggiungerlo, ma troppo in ritardo.
Era scomparsa quella mano e tutta la compagnia
e chiss se era mai esistita.
Era scomparsa quella mano e restava la nostalgia
e il guanto e la sua padrona scivolavano via
e il guanto e la sua padrona pattinavano via.
Sotto un albero senza fiori si struggeva l’amore amato.
Il guanto era a pochi passi, irraggiungibile e consumato.
In quella grande tempesta d’erba, non era estate, n primavera.
E non sembrava nemmeno autunno perІ l’inverno non esisteva.
E non sembrava nemmeno autunno perch l’inverno non esisteva.
Quando un uomo da una piccola barca con un mezzo marinaio
vide qualcosa biancheggiare.
Un uomo da una piccola barca, sporgendosi sul mare:
era il guanto che rischiava di annegare,
era il guanto che rischiava di affondare.
Fu un trionfo di conghiglie, un omaggio di fiori
per il guanto restituito alla banalit dei cuori,
ad una spiaggia senza sabbia, a una passione intravista
ad una gabbia senza chiave, ad una stanza senza vista,
ad una gabbia senza chiave, ad una vita senza vista.
E intanto milioni di rose rifluivano sul bagnasciuga.
E chiss se si puІ capire.
Che milioni di rose non profumano mica
se non sono i tuoi fiori a fiorire,
se i tuoi occhi non mi fanno pi№ dormire.
Era la notte di quel brutto giorno, i guanti erano sconfinati,
come l’incubo di un assassino o i desideri dei condannati.
Dietro al guanto maggiore la luna era crescente
e piccoli guanti risalivano la corrente
e piccoli guanti risalivano la corrente.
Fino al Capo dei sogni e alla riva
del letto dell’innocente che dormiva.
Un mostro sconosciuto osservava non osservato
sopra a un tavolo il guanto incriminato
sopra al tavolo un guanto immacolato.
E il guanto fu rapito in una notte d’inchiostro
da quel mistero chiamato amore
da quell’amore che sembrava un mostro.
Inutilmente due nude mani si protesero a trattenerlo.
Il guanto era gi nascosto dove nessuno puІ pi№ vederlo,
il guanto era gi lontano quanto nessuno puІ pi№ saperlo.
Oltre la pista di pattinaggio e le passioni al d¬ di festa
e le onde di tutti i mari.
E il trionfo nella tempesta e le rose nella schiuma.
Il guanto era volato pi№ alto della luna.
Il guanto era volato pi№ leggero di una piuma.
Oltre il luogo e all’azione e al tempo consentito,
e all’amore e le sue pene.
Il guanto si era gi posato in quel quadro infinito
dove Psiche e Cupido governano insieme
dove Psiche e Cupido sorridono insieme.

Lyrics translation

A glove precipitated by a desired hand
to touch the floor of the world in a crowded track.
A gentleman, an infidel followed him with his eyes.
And he was about to reach it, but already too late,
and he was almost there, but too late.
That hand was gone and the whole company was gone.
and I wonder if it ever existed.
That hand was gone and nostalgia remained
and the glove and its mistress slipped away
and the glove and his mistress skated away.
Under a tree without flowers the beloved Love was pining.
The glove was within walking distance, unattainable and worn out.
In that big grass storm, it wasn't summer, it wasn't spring.
And it did not even seem autumn Forand winter did not exist.
And it didn't even look like autumn because winter didn't exist.
When a man from a small boat with a half-sailor
he saw something whitewash.
A man from a small boat, leaning over the sea:
it was the glove that threatened to drown,
it was the glove that was in danger of sinking.
It was a triumph of congails, a tribute of flowers
for the glove returned to the banality of hearts,
to a beach without sand, to a passion glimpse
to a cage without a key, to a room without a view,
to a cage without a key, to a life without a view.
And in the meantime, millions of roses were pouring back into the bath.
I wonder if you understand.
That millions of roses do not smell
if it's not your flowers that Bloom,
if your eyes do not make me sleep no more.
It was the night of that bad day, the gloves were boundless,
like the nightmare of a murderer or the desires of the condemned.
Behind the mitten the moon was growing
and little gloves went up the stream
and little gloves went up the current.
To the head of dreams and the shore
the bed of the innocent who slept.
An unknown monster observed not observed
above a table the indicted glove
above the table an immaculate glove.
And the glove was kidnapped in an ink night
from that mystery called Love
from that love that looked like a monster.
Unnecessarily two bare hands tried to hold him.
The glove was already hidden where no one puI Pi№ see it,
the glove was as far away as no one knew.
Beyond the skating rink and the passions at the festive d
and the waves of all seas.
And triumph in the storm and roses in the foam.
The glove had flown higher№ of the moon.
The glove had flown no lighter than a feather.
Beyond place and action and time allowed,
and to love and its sorrows.
The glove had already settled in that infinite picture
where psyche and Cupid rule together
where psyche and Cupid smile together.